Main survey variable: ivrrefh Reason for household refusal

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	33	0.29%
inapplicable	-8	10585	92.73%
Too ill	1	74	0.65%
Too elderly	2	15	0.13%
Senile	3	7	0.06%
Speaks no English	4	1	0.01%
Stressful fam sit	5	40	0.35%
Care of ill/old	10	9	0.08%
Childcare	11	4	0.04%
R. rarely home	12	8	0.07%
R. temp. absent	13	6	0.05%
Too busy	14	74	0.65%
Q's too personal	21	10	0.09%
Won't bother	30	68	0.6%
Nothing changed	31	1	0.01%
Survey too long	32	10	0.09%
Waste of time	33	2	0.02%
Probs gift voucher	35	3	0.03%
Probs with consents	36	13	0.11%
HH mem says refuse	40	4	0.04%
Othr says refuse	41	27	0.24%
No HH member contact	94	145	1.27%
Out scope-instit'n	95	17	0.15%
Other	96	89	0.78%
No reason given	99	170	1.49%
	Total	11415	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	24	0.21%
inapplicable	-8	10572	91.95%
Too ill	1	64	0.56%
Too elderly	2	15	0.13%
Senile	3	3	0.03%
Stressful fam sit	5	70	0.61%
Care of ill/old	10	10	0.09%
Childcare	11	2	0.02%
R. rarely home	12	8	0.07%
R. temp. absent	13	5	0.04%
Too busy	14	94	0.82%
No confidentiality	20	2	0.02%
Q's too personal	21	9	0.08%
Won't bother	30	100	0.87%
Nothing changed	31	2	0.02%
Survey too long	32	8	0.07%
Waste of time	33	7	0.06%
Probs gift voucher	35	1	0.01%
HH mem says refuse	40	9	0.08%
Othr says refuse	41	26	0.23%
No HH member contact	94	143	1.24%
Out scope-instit'n	95	9	0.08%
Other	96	90	0.78%
No reason given	99	225	1.96%
	Total	11498	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	47	0.41%
inapplicable	-8	10643	92.49%
Too ill	1	57	0.5%
Too elderly	2	7	0.06%
Senile	3	3	0.03%
Speaks no English	4	1	0.01%
Stressful fam sit	5	42	0.36%
Care of ill/old	10	6	0.05%
Childcare	11	7	0.06%
R. rarely home	12	14	0.12%
R. temp. absent	13	1	0.01%
Too busy	14	91	0.79%
No confidentiality	20	4	0.03%
Q's too personal	21	8	0.07%
Won't bother	30	88	0.76%
Nothing changed	31	5	0.04%
Survey too long	32	6	0.05%
Waste of time	33	2	0.02%
Prev bad exprnce	34	1	0.01%
HH mem says refuse	40	4	0.03%
Othr says refuse	41	37	0.32%
No HH member contact	94	137	1.19%
Out scope-instit'n	95	8	0.07%
Other	96	60	0.52%
No reason given	99	228	1.98%
	Total	11507	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	10968	92.05%
Too ill	1	66	0.55%
Too elderly	2	27	0.23%
Senile	3	15	0.13%
Speaks no English	4	2	0.02%
Stressful fam sit	5	58	0.49%
Care of ill/old	10	5	0.04%
Childcare	11	5	0.04%
R. rarely home	12	13	0.11%
R. temp. absent	13	7	0.06%
Too busy	14	96	0.81%
No confidentiality	20	1	0.01%
Q's too personal	21	8	0.07%
Won't bother	30	106	0.89%
Nothing changed	31	7	0.06%
Survey too long	32	14	0.12%
Waste of time	33	10	0.08%
Probs gift voucher	35	1	0.01%
HH mem says refuse	40	10	0.08%
Othr says refuse	41	69	0.58%
No HH member contact	94	156	1.31%
Out scope-instit'n	95	14	0.12%
Other	96	94	0.79%
No reason given	99	163	1.37%
	Total	11915	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	10886	90.04%
Too ill	1	90	0.74%
Too elderly	2	19	0.16%
Senile	3	9	0.07%
Speaks no English	4	2	0.02%
Stressful fam sit	5	73	0.6%
Care of ill/old	10	10	0.08%
Childcare	11	9	0.07%
R. rarely home	12	24	0.2%
R. temp. absent	13	8	0.07%
Too busy	14	134	1.11%
No confidentiality	20	3	0.02%
Q's too personal	21	13	0.11%
Won't bother	30	154	1.27%
Nothing changed	31	5	0.04%
Survey too long	32	18	0.15%
Waste of time	33	15	0.12%
Prev bad exprnce	34	1	0.01%
Probs gift voucher	35	1	0.01%
HH mem says refuse	40	13	0.11%
Othr says refuse	41	39	0.32%
No HH member contact	94	120	0.99%
Out scope-instit'n	95	9	0.07%
Other	96	107	0.89%
No reason given	99	328	2.71%
	Total	12090	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	11084	91.03%
Too ill	1	79	0.65%
Too elderly	2	18	0.15%
Senile	3	12	0.1%
Speaks no English	4	1	0.01%
Stressful fam sit	5	74	0.61%
Care of ill/old	10	13	0.11%
Childcare	11	3	0.02%
R. rarely home	12	17	0.14%
R. temp. absent	13	3	0.02%
Too busy	14	128	1.05%
No confidentiality	20	2	0.02%
Q's too personal	21	17	0.14%
Won't bother	30	104	0.85%
Nothing changed	31	5	0.04%
Survey too long	32	11	0.09%
Waste of time	33	12	0.1%
HH mem says refuse	40	10	0.08%
Othr says refuse	41	18	0.15%
No HH member contact	94	143	1.17%
Out scope-instit'n	95	7	0.06%
Other	96	141	1.16%
No reason given	99	274	2.25%
	Total	12176	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	11005	90.14%
Too ill	1	96	0.79%
Too elderly	2	26	0.21%
Senile	3	10	0.08%
Stressful fam sit	5	64	0.52%
Care of ill/old	10	2	0.02%
Childcare	11	5	0.04%
R. rarely home	12	17	0.14%
R. temp. absent	13	14	0.11%
Too busy	14	126	1.03%
No confidentiality	20	3	0.02%
Q's too personal	21	23	0.19%
Won't bother	30	128	1.05%
Nothing changed	31	4	0.03%
Survey too long	32	25	0.2%
Waste of time	33	15	0.12%
Prev bad exprnce	34	3	0.02%
Probs gift voucher	35	2	0.02%
HH mem says refuse	40	11	0.09%
Othr says refuse	41	73	0.6%
No HH member contact	94	196	1.61%
Out scope-instit'n	95	9	0.07%
Other	96	61	0.5%
No reason given	99	291	2.38%
	Total	12209	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	123	0.88%
inapplicable	-8	12322	88.1%
Too ill	1	142	1.02%
Too elderly	2	125	0.89%
Senile	3	20	0.14%
Speaks no English	4	1	0.01%
Stressful fam sit	5	69	0.49%
Care of ill/old	10	12	0.09%
Childcare	11	9	0.06%
R. rarely home	12	32	0.23%
R. temp. absent	13	15	0.11%
Too busy	14	175	1.25%
No confidentiality	20	21	0.15%
Q's too personal	21	46	0.33%
Won't bother	30	276	1.97%
Nothing changed	31	5	0.04%
Survey too long	32	21	0.15%
Waste of time	33	35	0.25%
Prev bad exprnce	34	12	0.09%
Probs gift voucher	35	2	0.01%
HH mem says refuse	40	18	0.13%
Othr says refuse	41	28	0.2%
No HH member contact	94	140	1.0%
Out scope-instit'n	95	6	0.04%
Other	96	114	0.82%
No reason given	99	217	1.55%
	Total	13986	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.03%
inapplicable	-8	10444	85.04%
Too ill	1	117	0.95%
Too elderly	2	23	0.19%
Senile	3	15	0.12%
Speaks no English	4	4	0.03%
Stressful fam sit	5	74	0.6%
Care of ill/old	10	6	0.05%
Childcare	11	1	0.01%
R. rarely home	12	35	0.28%
R. temp. absent	13	10	0.08%
Too busy	14	174	1.42%
No confidentiality	20	4	0.03%
Q's too personal	21	18	0.15%
Won't bother	30	443	3.61%
Nothing changed	31	8	0.07%
Survey too long	32	8	0.07%
Waste of time	33	43	0.35%
Prev bad exprnce	34	5	0.04%
Probs gift voucher	35	1	0.01%
HH mem says refuse	40	11	0.09%
Othr says refuse	41	28	0.23%
No HH member contact	94	439	3.57%
Out scope-instit'n	95	1	0.01%
Other	96	13	0.11%
No reason given	99	353	2.87%
	Total	12282	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	62	0.52%
inapplicable	-8	10092	84.49%
Too ill	1	156	1.31%
Too elderly	2	67	0.56%
Senile	3	23	0.19%
Speaks no English	4	5	0.04%
Stressful fam sit	5	67	0.56%
Care of ill/old	10	5	0.04%
Childcare	11	4	0.03%
R. rarely home	12	18	0.15%
R. temp. absent	13	6	0.05%
Too busy	14	258	2.16%
No confidentiality	20	5	0.04%
Q's too personal	21	42	0.35%
Won't bother	30	393	3.29%
Nothing changed	31	1	0.01%
Survey too long	32	10	0.08%
Waste of time	33	80	0.67%
Prev bad exprnce	34	2	0.02%
Probs gift voucher	35	1	0.01%
HH mem says refuse	40	18	0.15%
Othr says refuse	41	42	0.35%
No HH member contact	94	96	0.8%
Other	96	25	0.21%
No reason given	99	466	3.9%
	Total	11944	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6	0.08%
inapplicable	-8	6960	95.41%
Too ill	1	31	0.42%
Too elderly	2	4	0.05%
Senile	3	8	0.11%
Speaks no English	4	2	0.03%
Stressful fam sit	5	28	0.38%
Care of ill/old	10	1	0.01%
Childcare	11	1	0.01%
R. rarely home	12	10	0.14%
R. temp. absent	13	6	0.08%
Too busy	14	37	0.51%
No confidentiality	20	2	0.03%
Q's too personal	21	2	0.03%
Won't bother	30	37	0.51%
Nothing changed	31	3	0.04%
Survey too long	32	4	0.05%
Waste of time	33	5	0.07%
Prev bad exprnce	34	1	0.01%
Probs gift voucher	35	1	0.01%
HH mem says refuse	40	1	0.01%
Othr says refuse	41	14	0.19%
No HH member contact	94	57	0.78%
Other	96	7	0.1%
No reason given	99	67	0.92%
	Total	7295	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	7383	97.2%
Too ill	1	26	0.34%
Too elderly	2	2	0.03%
Senile	3	2	0.03%
Speaks no English	4	1	0.01%
Stressful fam sit	5	20	0.26%
Care of ill/old	10	1	0.01%
Childcare	11	2	0.03%
R. rarely home	12	7	0.09%
R. temp. absent	13	3	0.04%
Too busy	14	28	0.37%
Q's too personal	21	3	0.04%
Won't bother	30	37	0.49%
Nothing changed	31	2	0.03%
Survey too long	32	2	0.03%
Waste of time	33	2	0.03%
Prev bad exprnce	34	1	0.01%
Probs gift voucher	35	1	0.01%
HH mem says refuse	40	3	0.04%
Othr says refuse	41	12	0.16%
No HH member contact	94	32	0.42%
Other	96	2	0.03%
No reason given	99	24	0.32%
	Total	7596	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	6179	95.25%
Too ill	1	29	0.45%
Too elderly	2	5	0.08%
Senile	3	5	0.08%
Speaks no English	4	2	0.03%
Stressful fam sit	5	20	0.31%
Care of ill/old	10	1	0.02%
Childcare	11	1	0.02%
R. rarely home	12	2	0.03%
R. temp. absent	13	2	0.03%
Too busy	14	41	0.63%
No confidentiality	20	1	0.02%
Q's too personal	21	5	0.08%
Won't bother	30	68	1.05%
Survey too long	32	4	0.06%
Waste of time	33	11	0.17%
Probs gift voucher	35	1	0.02%
HH mem says refuse	40	7	0.11%
Othr says refuse	41	5	0.08%
No HH member contact	94	45	0.69%
Out scope-instit'n	95	2	0.03%
Other	96	2	0.03%
No reason given	99	48	0.74%
	Total	6487	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	6038	92.14%
Too ill	1	42	0.64%
Too elderly	2	7	0.11%
Senile	3	9	0.14%
Speaks no English	4	2	0.03%
Stressful fam sit	5	35	0.53%
Care of ill/old	10	2	0.03%
Childcare	11	6	0.09%
R. rarely home	12	14	0.21%
R. temp. absent	13	6	0.09%
Too busy	14	55	0.84%
No confidentiality	20	3	0.05%
Q's too personal	21	6	0.09%
Won't bother	30	108	1.65%
Nothing changed	31	5	0.08%
Survey too long	32	7	0.11%
Waste of time	33	6	0.09%
Probs gift voucher	35	2	0.03%
HH mem says refuse	40	11	0.17%
Othr says refuse	41	7	0.11%
No HH member contact	94	66	1.01%
Out scope-instit'n	95	30	0.46%
Other	96	2	0.03%
No reason given	99	83	1.27%
	Total	6553	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	5986	91.28%
Too ill	1	35	0.53%
Too elderly	2	11	0.17%
Senile	3	7	0.11%
Speaks no English	4	5	0.08%
Stressful fam sit	5	32	0.49%
Care of ill/old	10	3	0.05%
Childcare	11	3	0.05%
R. rarely home	12	8	0.12%
R. temp. absent	13	6	0.09%
Too busy	14	65	0.99%
No confidentiality	20	1	0.02%
Q's too personal	21	9	0.14%
Won't bother	30	213	3.25%
Nothing changed	31	5	0.08%
Survey too long	32	6	0.09%
Waste of time	33	8	0.12%
Probs gift voucher	35	1	0.02%
HH mem says refuse	40	4	0.06%
Othr says refuse	41	6	0.09%
No HH member contact	94	56	0.85%
Out scope-instit'n	95	33	0.5%
Other	96	8	0.12%
No reason given	99	46	0.7%
	Total	6558	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5776	88.4%
Too ill	1	83	1.27%
Too elderly	2	6	0.09%
Senile	3	22	0.34%
Speaks no English	4	5	0.08%
Stressful fam sit	5	49	0.75%
Care of ill/old	10	6	0.09%
Childcare	11	3	0.05%
R. rarely home	12	29	0.44%
R. temp. absent	13	8	0.12%
Too busy	14	70	1.07%
No confidentiality	20	5	0.08%
Q's too personal	21	20	0.31%
Won't bother	30	172	2.63%
Nothing changed	31	10	0.15%
Survey too long	32	20	0.31%
Waste of time	33	19	0.29%
Probs gift voucher	35	4	0.06%
HH mem says refuse	40	16	0.24%
Othr says refuse	41	23	0.35%
HH mem refs for R	42	3	0.05%
Out scope-instit'n	95	29	0.44%
Other	96	10	0.15%
No reason given	99	146	2.23%
	Total	6534	100.0%

ivrrefh

Datafile

Index term

Code creator
0

Saved variables

What else is Understanding Society doing?

Understanding Society Wave 15

Understanding Society Wave 15 – what can data users expect?

Understanding Society used for Gender Equality Index

Understanding Society Biosocial Conference 2026: combining biological and social data

Email newsletter

Datafile

Index term

Wave B18 (br_ivrrefh hhsamp)

Wave B17 (bq_ivrrefh hhsamp)

Wave B16 (bp_ivrrefh hhsamp)

Wave B15 (bo_ivrrefh hhsamp)

Wave B14 (bn_ivrrefh hhsamp)

Wave B13 (bm_ivrrefh hhsamp)

Wave B12 (bl_ivrrefh hhsamp)

Wave B11 (bk_ivrrefh hhsamp)

Wave B10 (bj_ivrrefh hhsamp)

Wave B9 (bi_ivrrefh hhsamp)

Wave B8 (bh_ivrrefh hhsamp)

Wave B7 (bg_ivrrefh hhsamp)

Wave B6 (bf_ivrrefh hhsamp)

Wave B5 (be_ivrrefh hhsamp)

Wave B4 (bd_ivrrefh hhsamp)

Wave B3 (bc_ivrrefh hhsamp)

Code creator 0

Saved variables

What else is Understanding Society doing?

Understanding Society Wave 15

Understanding Society Wave 15 – what can data users expect?

Understanding Society used for Gender Equality Index

Understanding Society Biosocial Conference 2026: combining biological and social data

Email newsletter

Code creator
0